I pop in my "new re-re-released" DVD of The Little Mermaid by Disney, and watching the preview I see one of Cinderella III, and The Little Mermaid III. Since when where there ever sequels to these classic Disney films? I realize that the populace hasn't been quite friendly with the Disney animation building, but still, couldn't they just leave these classics alone? Do they really need to revise, and reprive these films just for the sake of profit? As a fan of the films and of Disney I can't help feeling a bit let down by all of these corporate moves.These were our childhood was it not; and meddling with one's childhood feels a bit betrayed and abandon for something more, is it for better or for worse?
Don't take me wrong, I'm glad Disney decided to "open the vault for a limited time only" to re-release these films on DVD, seeing as VHS is going obsolete. A limited time meaning: until the next jump in technical evolution gives us another marketing ploy. I feel though, that the reason why Disney's making all these sequels, and sequels of sequels is because they've lost imagination. Disney, the company of imagination, how can this be? I'd like to blame it on the way we rocketed ourselves into the Age of Technology, where a five month old baby can sit and have a story read to it by a push of a button, where a one year old already knows what a mouse is (and i'm not talking about the little furry ones with big ears and a tail). Where have we lead the next generation?
I could be old fashion, but walking into a toy store, it took me a while to find those wooden building blocks and painted letter blocks, and when I did, they were in the back, on the bottom shelf. I see dolls that promote sex, make-up, boys, that are marketed to 7-8 year olds. What is wrong with you people? Stop selling out on your children! It's depriving them of what you once had, a childhood, an imagination, a sense of the fantastic. But the world has changed us, maybe it's just a rut we got ourselves into and maybe a renissance will occur and the power of creativity will emerge once again. Maybe.
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